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107.055 Appearance by respondent

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OR Code › Title 11 › Chapter 107 › Section 107.055

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The respondent shall not be required to answer a petition for annulment or dissolution of a marriage or for separation except by filing a general appearance or a general appearance with counterclaims relating to matters other than the grounds for annulment, dissolution or separation. Affirmative defenses are abolished. [1971 c.280 §11; 1973 c.502 §4]

Source: Section 107.055 — Appearance by respondent; affirmative defenses abolished , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors107.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

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